Kolb 1984 Kolb amp Kolb 2009 Research Questions Relationship between students satisfaction with internships and perceived learning outcomes Contribution of various elements of an internship to overall satisfaction ID: 648023
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Slide1
Intern
SatisfactionSlide2
Kolb’s Cycle Kolb’s Spiral
Kolb, 1984; Kolb & Kolb, 2009 Slide3
Research Questions
Relationship between students’ satisfaction with internships and perceived learning outcomes?
Contribution of various elements of an internship to overall satisfaction?
Differences in internship satisfaction based on prior amount of internship experience?
See also: Koo et al., 2016; Yoh & Choi, 2011Slide4
ParticipantsSlide5
Survey
Parks et al., 2001; Parks, 2003;
Parks et al., 2008Slide6
Personal Development Subscale Item
Overall
Satisfaction
Self-confidence
.49**
Ability to communicate
interpersonally
.45**
Ability to take initiative
.41**
Career Development Subscale
Item
Overall Satisfaction
Amount of practical work experience related to my career goals.65**Opportunities to learn from professionals in my field of study.59**Professional network of contacts in my field.55**
Selected Correlations Between Learning & Satisfaction
**Correlation is significant at the .01 level (2-tailed) Slide7
B
SE B
β
Satisfaction with duties at internship work site
.34**
.07
.39**
Satisfaction with supervision
at internship work site
.22*
.09
.21*
Satisfaction with work environment at internship work site.19**
.07.20**Satisfaction with academic elements of internship.09.05.13Note. R2 = .57, p < .01
*Significant at <.05 level (2-tailed)
**Significant at <.01 level (2-tailed)
Multiple Regression for SatisfactionSlide8
Differences Between Students With Low & High Amounts of Early Internship ExperienceSlide9
Implications
Job
duties are key
Interns need more reflective observation and abstract conceptualization skills
More early internship experience is associated with greater satisfaction in aspects of future internshipsSlide10
Selected References & Image Citations
Selected References
Kolb, A. Y., & Kolb, D. A. (2009). The learning way: Meta-cognitive aspects of experiential
learning. Simulation & Gaming, 40(3), 297-327. doi: 10.1177/1046878108325713
Kolb
, D. A. (1984).
Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and
development
.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Koo, G., Diacin, M. J., Khojasteh, J., & Dixon, A. W. (2016). Effects of internship satisfaction
on
the pursuit of employment in sport management.
Sport Management Education Journal, 10(1), 29-42.Parks, D. (2003). An examination of cooperative education students’ learning outcomes. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. Parks, D. K., Fenster, M. J., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2008). A four-component model of cooperative education.
Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, 42(1), 41-49. Retrieved from http://www.ceiainc.org/journal.aspParks, D. K., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Cash, S. H. (2001). Development of a measure for predicting learner advancement through cooperative education: Reliability and validity of the PLACE scale. Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, 36(1), 23-31. Retrieved from http://www.ceiainc.org/journal.asp Yoh, T., & Choi, Y. S. (2011). An investigation of students’ satisfaction with internship experiences in sport management programs. International Journal of Sport Management, 12(1), 1-13. Image Citations (all located via Google Images)Black Enterprise (Slide 1)Health & PE TKI (Slide 2) World Internships (Slide 3)518 Sports (Slide 9) ContactDr. Molly Hayes Sauder & Dr. Michael Mudrick
York College of Pennsylvania717.815.6648/msauder@ycp.edu